After speaking with Sally and Keith, Dan and I felt encouraged regarding Isaac's recent sleep habits. We are not the only ones. We have been having trouble putting him to bed ever since he can pull himelf up in the crib. He has been so easy on us with putting him to bed since he was born and now, he is making us work. So Dan and I decided to dedicate this weekend to SLEEP TRAINING. Hopefully, Isaac will learn to fall asleep on his own. Just recently, we have to rock him to sleep for nap and bedtime, its like an hour ordeal each time.
Day 1: We came home late beacuse of Isaac's doctors appt. so we fed him and then put him in bed, he was quiet for 2 min. and the crying began. He cried for about 20 min. and then Dan went in, not to pick him up, but just have him lay down and rub his back, Isaac would fall asleep, but once the rubbing stops he would wake up. So, Dan said good-night to him and left the room, he cried for another 10min and there was silence, he fell asleep. yay! At 4am he woke-up crying, Dan tried to sooth him, but nothing, so I fed him a bottle, he drank almost 4 oz and put him back to bed, he cried maybe 3 min and fell asleep. So, I would say, we are doing pretty good, but it is really hard hearing your baby cry. Pray for us, we need wisdome to be better parents!
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